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Shenzhen Development Bank reports 65% revenue growth, but no dividends

SHENZHEN Development Bank Co announced annual revenue growth of 65 percent to 29.6 billion yuan (US$4.68 billion) in its 2011 annual report today 鈥 although the bank still refrained from paying out any dividends.

Net profit rose to 10.3 billion yuan, while earnings per share increased 30 percent to 2.47 yuan, according to the bank's first annual report since merging with Ping An Bank.

President Richard Jackson today admitted that paying money back to shareholders is important for the bank, and added that the bank plans to resume dividend distribution after reaching its capital restoration targets.

Jin Lin, banking analyst at Oriental Securities, explained the absence of the bank's dividend payouts in three consecutive years. "Distribution is subject to the regulated capital adequacy ratio for the banks, that is 8.5 percent. Apparently the bank is still striving to meet the target."

Jackson attributed the bank's rising non-performing loans to a strategic shift towards micro finance, while east China's Wenzhou has the highest default rates among the branches. However 80 percent loans in the area are backed by collateral, he added.

 

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